Six of the best UEFA Cup finals

Werder Bremen are taking on FC Shakhtar Donetsk in tonight's UEFA Cup final, the last match in a competition that has witnessed its fair share of great players and last-minute drama. uefa.com selects the six most dramatic denouements.

2003: Celtic FC 2-3 FC Porto
Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville
A special moment for the future 'Special One' as José Mourinho's Porto finally defeated Celtic, after twice being in front, with Derlei's silver goal on 115 minutes. The Brazilian had put Porto ahead in first-half added time, only for Swedish great Henrik Larsson to equalise within two minutes of the restart. Dmitri Alenichev soon restored the Portuguese side's lead but Larsson needed only three minutes to bring Celtic level and send the game into a period of extra time, decided by the 12th and final strike from the competition's top scorer.

2001: Liverpool FC 5-4 Deportivo Alavés
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
In arguably the best final of the lot, Liverpool looked to be cruising as they went in at half-time with a 3-1 cushion. Within six minutes of the second half, though, they had been pegged back to 3-3 by a double strike from Javi Moreno. Robbie Fowler, the forward known as 'God' to the Anfield faithful, appeared to have made a divine intervention when he came off the bench to fire Liverpool back in front but there was still time for Jordi Cruyff to head an 89th-minute equaliser. The unluckiest man of the night was Alavés defender Delfí Geli, whose headed attempt to clear a Gary McAllister free-kick found the back of his own net, giving the Reds a golden goal winner and their first European trophy for 17 years.

1997: FC Schalke 04 1-0 FC Internazionale Milano
FC Internazionale Milano 1-0 FC Schalke 04
(agg: 1-1, Schalke won 4-1 on penalties)
It had already been something of a fairy-tale run for unsung Schalke to reach the final, having dispensed with quality Spanish sides in Valencia CF and CD Tenerife, along with an experienced European outfit like Club Brugge KV. A goal from Belgian playmaker Marc Wilmots gave Schalke victory in the home leg and it needed a late strike by Inter's Chilean international Iván Zamorano to send the tie into extra time at the San Siro. German teams' legendary proficiency at penalty shoot-outs decided the outcome, a triumph to confound the experts who had tipped Roy Hodgson's Nerazzurri for the trophy.

1988: RCD Espanyol 3-0 Bayer 04 Leverksusen
Bayer 04 Leverksusen 3-0 RCD Espanyol
(agg: 3-3, Leverkusen won 3-2 on penalties)
The Bundesliga's ability to produce teams that do not give up and are cool-headed from the penalty spot had been similarly spelled out in a dramatic finish to a final nine years earlier, though the build-up had been rather different. Espanyol were 3-0 winners of the first leg and when they walked out for the start the second half of the second leg in Leverkusen they could have been forgiven for thinking the trophy was already in the bag. However, Brazilian Milton Tita pulled one back for the hosts in the 57th minute, Falko Götz added a second and South Korean Cha Bum-kun scored a third in the 81st minute to make the tie all-square. Leverkusen also had to come from behind in the subsequent shoot-out before winning it 3-2 to cap an astonishing performance.

1985: Videoton FC Fehérvár 0-3 Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid CF 0-1 Videoton FC Fehérvár
(agg: 1-3)
The arrival of five young homegrown players – Emilio Butragueño, Miguel 'Míchel' González, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Miguel Pardeza and Manuel Sanchís – steered Madrid to their first European title for 19 years. Míchel made it on to the scoresheet in the decisive first leg, along with Carlos Santillana and future Liga-winning Madrid coach Jorge Valdano. It was the kind of stylish, free-scoring display which the Spanish giants had produced during their run to the final and which meant they could afford to lose the second leg to a strike by Videoton's Lajos Májer.

1981: Ipswich Town FC 3-0 AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar 4-2 Ipswich Town FC
(agg: 5-4)
A Dutchman proved decisive in a thrilling final over two legs, but unfortunately for Alkmaar he was on the other side. Frans Thijssen scored between goals from John Wark and Paul Mariner at Portman Road in the first leg, setting up what looked like a formality for Bobby Robson's men, particularly as Thijssen also gave the untrumpeted English club a fourth-minute lead in the second leg. However, Alkmaar turned the game around to lead 3-2 at the break and added a fourth with nearly 20 minutes to go to ensure an anxious finale for Robson's side.